PhD proposal (BAA Doctoral Colloquium Cardiff 2010): short selling and stock returns

• Main Author: Mohamad, Azhar
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance.; HG4501 Stocks, investment, speculation
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/28480/4/PhD_Proposal_Cardiff_2010.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/28480/3/BAA_2010_DC_delegate_information.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/28480/2/BAA_2010_DC_acceptance_email.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/28480/; http://bafa.group.shef.ac.uk/bafa-events/bafa-annual-conference.html

Short selling arguably is one of the most controversial issues in stock market, and is often blamed for stock market crash. There are negative preconceptions among media and market regulators regarding short selling. Short interest data is not publicly available in most stock markets around the wo...